Dead or Alive 5 gets Collector's Edition, pre-order costumes

Dead or Alive 5 is due out for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on September 25, and Tecmo Koei has announced a Collector's Edition version of the upcoming fighter. Exclusive to GameStop, Dead or Alive 5 Collector's Edition will be priced at $79.99 and include the following neat extras:

Art book

Soundtrack CD

Poster

Steel case

Swimsuits for the ladies of Dead or Alive 5

Additionally, gamers who pre-order the game through either GameStop or Amazon will be treated to exclusive "bunny-style swimsuits" for select female characters. Pre-order at GameStop, and you'll get the white DOA Angels swimsuits for Kasume, Leifang, and Hitomi. Meanwhile those who pre-order at Amazon will get the black DOA Devils swimsuits for Christie, Tina, and Ayane.

I was really impressed with Dead or Alive 5 when I checked the game out at E3 this year. The high-action, over-the-top style really appealed to me, and quite frankly, I've been looking for a new fighter to get the horrid, bitter, repulsive, stupid, ugly, annoying, disgusting, abysmal, ridiculous, horrific, nasty, foul, stinky, dumb ...

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... rotten, appalling, sour, crappy, bad taste that Street Fighter X Tekken left in my mouth. I may just be picking up Dead or Alive 5 Collector's Edition when it hits GameStop stores on September 25. Watch out for it. And for more on Dead or Alive 5, check out our preview of the game, interview with Yosuke Hayashi and Yohei Shimbori, and screenshot gallery.